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Number of out-of-this-world planets shoots past 400
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-19 08:22:10
European astronomers have announced that 32 exoplanets have just been discovered using instruments at the European Southern Observatory, taking the number of planets orbiting around stars other than the Sun to over 400.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-19 08:22:10
European astronomers have announced that 32 exoplanets have just been discovered using instruments at the European Southern Observatory, taking the number of planets orbiting around stars other than the Sun to over 400.
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Watch as the Moon gets a one-two punch
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-07 09:54:23
On Friday, October 9, 2009, the LCROSS spacecraft and its booster rocket will be crashed into the Moon about four minutes apart. With a medium-sized telescope and a clear night sky overhead, you will be able to see the event. If you would rather stay inside, then watch it on NASA TV.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-07 09:54:23
On Friday, October 9, 2009, the LCROSS spacecraft and its booster rocket will be crashed into the Moon about four minutes apart. With a medium-sized telescope and a clear night sky overhead, you will be able to see the event. If you would rather stay inside, then watch it on NASA TV.
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Square Kilometre Array telescope goes up in Western Australia
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-09 08:51:45
The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope is being developed on a site at Boolardy in Western Australia. The telescope project hopes to bring the much larger SKA project to Australia, which is expected to provide many answers about the origins and evolution of the Universe.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-09 08:51:45
The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope is being developed on a site at Boolardy in Western Australia. The telescope project hopes to bring the much larger SKA project to Australia, which is expected to provide many answers about the origins and evolution of the Universe.
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Kepler space telescope shows its planet hunting stuff
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-07 10:18:24
The Kepler Mission to find exosolar planets is just out of the starting gate, and it has already verified that it is up to the challenge of finding exoplanets (those that orbit stars other than the Sun) about the size of Earth. Kepler is the Exoplanet-Hunter!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-07 10:18:24
The Kepler Mission to find exosolar planets is just out of the starting gate, and it has already verified that it is up to the challenge of finding exoplanets (those that orbit stars other than the Sun) about the size of Earth. Kepler is the Exoplanet-Hunter!
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Chandra space telescope is twice as nice
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-24 12:32:37
NASA just announced that the Chandra X-ray Observatory is now ten years old, twice as long as it was expected to image the invisible universe. And, it is still discovering many exciting phenomena in this high-energy universe of black holes, dark matter, and other exotic objects.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-24 12:32:37
NASA just announced that the Chandra X-ray Observatory is now ten years old, twice as long as it was expected to image the invisible universe. And, it is still discovering many exciting phenomena in this high-energy universe of black holes, dark matter, and other exotic objects.
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Jupiter gets bonked by either a comet or asteroid
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-21 07:29:11
Astronomers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory verified on Monday, July 20, 2009, after receiving an email from an amateur astronomer in Australia, that Jupiter had just been hit with an object, possibly a comet or asteroid.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-21 07:29:11
Astronomers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory verified on Monday, July 20, 2009, after receiving an email from an amateur astronomer in Australia, that Jupiter had just been hit with an object, possibly a comet or asteroid.
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How do you hide a blue whale? Ask Australian astronomers!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-07 08:31:28
Australian astronomers have found an image of a blue whale hiding inside massive galaxy Centaurus A. You can’t see the galaxy in the night sky because it is invisible to your naked eyes, but take a look at it on their CSIRO website.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-07 08:31:28
Australian astronomers have found an image of a blue whale hiding inside massive galaxy Centaurus A. You can’t see the galaxy in the night sky because it is invisible to your naked eyes, but take a look at it on their CSIRO website.
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Herschel and Planck join Hubble in space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-15 08:40:08
An Ariane rocket blasted off from French Guiana carrying the Herschel Space Observatory and the Planck Observatory. They are set to explore the early formation of our Universe and help us better explain our very existence. A soon-to-be rejuvenated Hubble Space Telescope will do likewise.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-15 08:40:08
An Ariane rocket blasted off from French Guiana carrying the Herschel Space Observatory and the Planck Observatory. They are set to explore the early formation of our Universe and help us better explain our very existence. A soon-to-be rejuvenated Hubble Space Telescope will do likewise.
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Reset countdown clock: Kepler Telescope to launch 1 day late
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-27 14:40:32
NASA announced on Thursday, February 26, 2009, that its Kepler Space Telescope will launch no earlier than Friday, March 6, one day later than originally scheduled, to double-check common hardware carried by Kepler’s rocket and the Taurus XL rocket that carried the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, which crashed after its launch.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-27 14:40:32
NASA announced on Thursday, February 26, 2009, that its Kepler Space Telescope will launch no earlier than Friday, March 6, one day later than originally scheduled, to double-check common hardware carried by Kepler’s rocket and the Taurus XL rocket that carried the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, which crashed after its launch.
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Update to Comet Lulin (and transit of Saturn's moons)
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-19 10:18:57
Comet Lulin will be making its closest approach to Earth on February 24, 2009. It has already given quite a few surprises as it heads toward us. Now, it is even visible without a telescope, just with your two eyeballs. As a plus, see the comet next to Saturn and four of its moons transiting the planet.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-19 10:18:57
Comet Lulin will be making its closest approach to Earth on February 24, 2009. It has already given quite a few surprises as it heads toward us. Now, it is even visible without a telescope, just with your two eyeballs. As a plus, see the comet next to Saturn and four of its moons transiting the planet.
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Four times the fun: See quadruple transit of Saturn's moons
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-19 08:32:16
February 24, 2009 marks the time to see a rare glimpse of the moons Titan, Mimas, Dione, and Enceladus move across the face of their mother planet Saturn. As an added treat, see Comet Lulin streak across this same darkened sky only a few degrees away from Saturn.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-19 08:32:16
February 24, 2009 marks the time to see a rare glimpse of the moons Titan, Mimas, Dione, and Enceladus move across the face of their mother planet Saturn. As an added treat, see Comet Lulin streak across this same darkened sky only a few degrees away from Saturn.
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NASA confirms methane actively produced on Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-15 15:58:26
On January 15, 2009, NASA announces an important discovery, the first of its kind: Methane is being actively produced in the atmosphere of the planet, which confirms that Mars is not dead but geologically or biologically active.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-15 15:58:26
On January 15, 2009, NASA announces an important discovery, the first of its kind: Methane is being actively produced in the atmosphere of the planet, which confirms that Mars is not dead but geologically or biologically active.
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Bigger is better in rocketry and astronomy
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-14 12:26:04
NASA is bringing together the next generation of rockets and space telescopes with its new heavy-lift Ares V rocket. U.S. astronomer Harley Thronson exclaims, “The bigger the better…. NASA's new Ares V rocket is going to completely change the rules of the game."
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-14 12:26:04
NASA is bringing together the next generation of rockets and space telescopes with its new heavy-lift Ares V rocket. U.S. astronomer Harley Thronson exclaims, “The bigger the better…. NASA's new Ares V rocket is going to completely change the rules of the game."
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United States-sized telescope views structure of Milky Way’s black hole
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-04 09:32:46
American-German-Dutch astronomers combined radio telescopes in California, Arizona, and Hawaii to make a very long baseline interferometer (VLBI)--a "virtual" telescope. It was able to measure the structure within Sagittarius A*, what is believed to be the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-04 09:32:46
American-German-Dutch astronomers combined radio telescopes in California, Arizona, and Hawaii to make a very long baseline interferometer (VLBI)--a "virtual" telescope. It was able to measure the structure within Sagittarius A*, what is believed to be the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
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GLAST renamed Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-27 08:27:46
NASA announced in February 2008 that it was holding a contest to re-name its Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST. The new name—Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope—was announced by NASA in August 2008 to honor Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-27 08:27:46
NASA announced in February 2008 that it was holding a contest to re-name its Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST. The new name—Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope—was announced by NASA in August 2008 to honor Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954).
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Largest galactic cluster discovered: explained with dark energy
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-25 21:49:24
European astronomers state that 2XMM J083026+524133 has been located about 7.7 billion light-years from our solar system. They contend that its existence can only be explained through dark energy.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-25 21:49:24
European astronomers state that 2XMM J083026+524133 has been located about 7.7 billion light-years from our solar system. They contend that its existence can only be explained through dark energy.
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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Galaxies could be twice as bright if not for a lot of dust
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-15 21:18:10
According to U.K., German, and Australian astronomers, the brightness of galaxies is really twice as bright as they appear at Earth because of extra-large amounts of interstellar dust blocking the light between them and us.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-15 21:18:10
According to U.K., German, and Australian astronomers, the brightness of galaxies is really twice as bright as they appear at Earth because of extra-large amounts of interstellar dust blocking the light between them and us.
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NASA's supernova hunt in Milky Way ends with discovery of G1.9+0.3
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-14 19:12:44
Using data from the space-based NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory and the ground-based NRAO Very Large Array, astronomers just found a supernova within our Milky Way galaxy that exploded about 140 years ago. NASA scientists took fifty years to find it.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-14 19:12:44
Using data from the space-based NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory and the ground-based NRAO Very Large Array, astronomers just found a supernova within our Milky Way galaxy that exploded about 140 years ago. NASA scientists took fifty years to find it.
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First look: Black hole ejects plasma jet
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-24 14:44:49
An international group of astronomers used a series of radio telescopes to look at—for the first time—a supermassive black hole ejecting a high-speed jet of plasma particles, what is called a blazar.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-24 14:44:49
An international group of astronomers used a series of radio telescopes to look at—for the first time—a supermassive black hole ejecting a high-speed jet of plasma particles, what is called a blazar.
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